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(43) Date of publication: 16.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/42 (21) Application number: 22905068.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/6869(2018.01) B01J 8/02(2006.01) B01J 8/00(2006.01) G01N 33/50(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B01J 19/0046; B01J 2219/00317; B01J 2219/00648; B01J 2219/00621; B01J 2219/00722 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/052100 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/107539 (15.06.2023 Gazette 2023/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.12.2021 US 202163288405 P (71) Applicant: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Hercules, CA 94547 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHARMA, Vishal Hercules, California 94547 (US) LEBOFSKY, Ronald Hercules, California 94547 (US) CHENG, Man Hercules, California 94547 (US) MCCOY, Adam Hercules, California 94547 (US) HANDIQUE, Kalyan Hercules, California 94547 (US) POMARANSKI, Eric Hercules, California 94547 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)